Breakdown of Den där bostaden i förorten blir allt dyrare.
i
in
dyr
expensive
bli
to become
den där
that (en)
bostaden
the home (residence, dwelling)
allt
increasingly
förorten
the suburb
Questions & Answers about Den där bostaden i förorten blir allt dyrare.
Why does allt translate to "increasingly" here instead of "everything"?
When allt is placed in front of a comparative adjective like dyrare (more expensive), it expresses a progressive, continuous change. In this structure, it translates to "increasingly" or "more and more". So, allt dyrare means "increasingly expensive".
Could I say mer och mer dyrare to mean "more and more expensive"?
No, because that would be a double comparative, like saying "more and more more expensive" in English. You could technically say mer och mer dyr, but using allt plus the comparative form (allt dyrare) is the standard, most natural way to express this continuous change in Swedish.
Why is the noun bostaden in the definite form (the home) after den där (that)?
As a quick refresher: in Swedish, demonstrative phrases like den där (that) and den här (this) must always be followed by the definite form of the noun. You are essentially saying "that there the home", which is why it has to be den där bostaden instead of just den där bostad.
What is the literal translation of the word förorten?
It is a compound word made of the prefix för- (which can mean fore, pre, or outer) and ort (place or location). Together, förort means "suburb". In this sentence, it has the definite ending -en, making it förorten (the suburb).
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